I am a Big Villain

The number of county examination sites is determined by the county magistrate. According to the rules, Tongjiang County, where Yan Chu is located, holds four county examinations every February, one every day. The results are announced the next day. Those who failed the previous one cannot participate in the next one. The number of people who pass the county examination is usually about twice the number of scholars.

The first session is the main session, and it is also the most lenient among all the examinations. You can be admitted if the writing is fluent, and the passing rate is extremely high. The first exam was about four-script prose and five-character and six-rhyme poems. Yan Chu read the questions before he started writing.

In the past, accidents rarely happened in the first test of the county examination, but it was different today. While Yan Chu was answering questions, he heard a commotion coming from the examination room on the right. Many students who were concentrating on the scientific examination were attracted by the commotion.

He turned his head and couldn't see clearly which unlucky person it was among the overlapping figures. He was not the kind of person who liked to join in the fun, so he quickly withdrew his eyes and concentrated on his article.

The county magistrate, who was sitting at the top, could basically scan the whole place. As an official who had invigilated the county examination for many years, he was more accustomed to accidents that could happen at any time in the examination room than the candidates. When he saw several examiners and officials passing by, , and no longer pay attention to the movements in that area. Instead, I began to observe the reactions of the candidates present.

During the county examination, it is rare to see older candidates. Most of them are teenagers in their teens and 20s. Children of this age are undecided and will inevitably be affected by the commotion in the examination room. Before the candidates who are suddenly ill are carried out, In the examination room, there were very few candidates who were concentrating on their papers.

The county magistrate touched his beard and paused for a moment to look at the candidates who were calmly concentrating on answering the questions. Among them, Yan Chu was the youngest and fair and handsome. On him, the magistrate stayed the longest.

After the exam was over, the candidates were released in batches. When Yan Chu walked out of the science examination shed, all he saw was his father standing outside with a warm kettle and delicious pastries, but he did not see his uncle Yan Changxue.

"Drink some hot water quickly. Dad just put it in his arms to warm it up. It's still warm."

The county examination was held in February, and the weather was freezing. Even if there was a charcoal heater in the science examination shed, it would not be enough in such a big place. Yan Changxi listened to the words of Yan Changde, who was admitted as a scholar, and went there at the end of the examination. The younger sister had a pot of boiling water at home and put it inside her cotton-padded clothes to keep warm. It is estimated that when she opened the innermost part of his clothes, she could still see a large piece of red-hot skin.

"Where are my uncle and second cousin?"

Yan Chu took a sip of the warm water and placed his hands outside the leather kettle. His fingers, which had been numb from the cold, felt a little warmer now. He breathed a sigh of relief and asked his father.

He vaguely remembered that the position assigned to Yan Ping should be near the dragon gate. He estimated that it was earlier than him. Could it be that the uncle and Yan Ping went back first?

"Hey, your second cousin got sick not long after entering the examination room and was sent out. Now he is at your aunt's house, under the watch of the doctor."

Yan Changxi sighed. Fortunately, it was nothing serious. The doctor said that maybe he just ate something cold and had a stomachache. After he vomited everything in his stomach, he drank a bowl of medicine and slept and sweated, then he would be fine. .

Originally, Yan Changxi would have been worried about his eldest brother when such an accident happened, but for some reason, Yan Changxi actually felt a faint sense of joy in his heart this time.

He knew that one of his sons and his eldest brother's son would definitely not be able to go to school. If his parents had not given him this hope, maybe Yan Changxi would have endured it like before, but it was different now. His son was studying, and maybe he would be able to go to school in the future. Become a scholar and become a master of judging people.

It doesn't matter that he spends his whole life digging in the fields, but Yan Changxi doesn't want his son to be like him. Why can the eldest brother's brother-in-law comfortably wear new clothes and eat well and drink spicy food, but his little treasure can't? .

Yan Yu was taken out of the county examination this time due to a sudden illness, which meant that the other party could not continue the scientific examination this time. As long as Xiaobao passed the county examination and the government examination, it would be clear who should continue reading.

Yan Changxi didn't know if his idea was right, but the eldest brother's family already had a younger brother, and this opportunity to go to school was given to them as a second room, one for each family. This was the most fair.

To his son, Yan Changxi did not say what he thought. Watching his son drink less than half a bottle of water and eat two pastries, he quickly took a thick coat and put it on his son.

When entering the examination room, you are not allowed to wear laminated clothes. In the middle of winter, even if you wear more than a dozen pieces of unlined clothing, it will not protect you from the cold. Fortunately, the county examination is short. If it had been longer, people would have been frozen. .

After listening to his father's words, Yan Chu realized that there was a commotion in the examination room and that the candidate who was resisted was his cousin in the next room. But in his memory, had such a thing ever happened before?

Yan Chu thought deeply for a moment, and then walked with his father towards Sister-in-law Yan's husband's house. During the days of scientific research, they would stay at Sister-in-law Yan's husband's house.

Yan Mudan's husband's surname is Jiang, and he is somewhat distantly related to the Yan Jiang family. Yan Mudan's father-in-law is a distant relative of the Yan Jiang family. The old lady had put a lot of thought into seeing this girl's marriage. The old lady of the Jiang family The couple had good tempers, and since the two families were related, they were not worried that the other would bully her daughter. In addition, Yan Mudan's man, Jiang Datong, was also smart and ambitious. Both parties were very satisfied with the marriage.

Now Jiang Datong is indeed as prosperous as the old lady expected. Yan Mudan has no worries about food and drink, and has a maid to take care of him. However, the two concubines at home are a little troubled, but there is no such thing as everything going smoothly in this world.

Perhaps because of Yan Yi's incident, when Yan Changxi and Yan Chu came back, no one was walking around in the courtyard outside. Yan Changxi did not take his son directly back to his room, but took him directly to Yan Chu's room.

At this time, Yan Yin had already taken medicine and fell asleep, and Yan Changxue, Yan Mudan and others were also coming out of his room.

"Xiaobao, how's it going? You did pretty well in the exam this time. It's a pity that your second cousin. Originally, I said that he should be a sure winner in this boy's exam."

Yan Changxue looked regretful, as if he was joking: "It's just that this time your second cousin has no reference, so I can't tell the difference between you two children."

My son was taken out not long after the exam started, and he definitely had no results. If Yan Chu failed to pass the boy exam, there might not be any room for improvement. But if Yan Chu passed the boy exam, the nine-year-old boy and his The eldest son is on the same level. I am afraid that not only the parents, but also the younger sister will be moved. Part of the bet originally placed on the eldest son will be placed on the children of the second brother's family. How could Yan Changxue allow this?

"How did you do in the exam? You have to ask the county magistrate and ask Xiaobao where it counts." Yan Changxi understood his elder brother's words but pretended that he didn't understand.

"How is Erbao?" He glanced into Yan Ping's room and asked the little girl beside him.

"The doctor said it's nothing serious. Just drink some medicine and go to sleep."

Yan Mudan originally favored her eldest brother, but now because Yan Chu is vaguely interested in getting married with her second brother, she doesn't have much preference on the surface. The specific details will wait until the county examination is over and the results are out for her to decide. Make plans.

As Yan Changxue thought, if Yan Chu could pass the county examination this time, her attitude towards her second brother would definitely change 180 degrees.

Yan Pei has been taking the scholar exam for many years and has failed in many exams. Yan Mudan has been disappointed again and again with her eldest nephew, who she originally had high hopes for. Now, Yan Mudan no longer has much hope that the nephew can make a difference and support her. After all, It is so difficult to get a scholar. When the other party passes the exam, she can drink her grandson's wife's tea. Now her focus is on Yan Yu and Yan Chu, hoping that one of these two little ones can compete with each other.

Yan Chu still had to prepare for the next few exams, so a group of people didn't stay outside Yan Yu's room for long before they went back to their respective rooms.

Dinner is eaten separately. The Jiang family are old and their favorite food is soft and sweet, which is not in line with the taste of the younger generation. Jiang Datong is busy with his own business, and sometimes he even lives in the shop. If you don’t come back, you won’t come back for dinner.

Taking into account that both nephews came to take the county examination this time, in order not to disturb their study, Yan Mudan ordered the servants in the kitchen to bring every meal to the two nephews when it was time. In this way, all the troublesome customs of eating together as a family are left.

Yan Mudan was very polite this time and asked the aunt in the kitchen to cook two meat dishes, two vegetarian dishes, one soup and five dishes for her nephew. Yan Changxi ate them with his son. When the aunt in the kitchen brought the dishes, there was an extra bowl on top. Roast duck and a pot of chicken braised in oil were obviously not among the dishes Yan Mudan prepared for his nephew.

The Jiang family is rich now, but Jiang Datong is afraid that his daughter-in-law will stick to her parents' family, so they are still very tight on money. All the family's expenses must be billed to Jiang Datong once.

Her mother-in-law's nephew came to the house to prepare for the county examination. It didn't matter if she had some meat and vegetables, but it was a whole chicken and a whole duck all at once. Before Yan Chu's county examination results came out, she would not be so generous and use herself. private housing money subsidy.

"My uncle-in-law asked me to send this to you."

The uncle-in-law mentioned by the lady who delivered the meal was Yan Changxue.

"It was originally prepared for the second cousin, but now he can't eat it, so my uncle asked me to deliver it to the third cousin." The woman in the kitchen left after delivering the dishes. She will come over in half an hour. Take away these dishes.

"Your uncle still cares about you."

Yan Changxi looked at the two pots of chickens and ducks and was a little moved. He thought that he was relieved that his second nephew was sick and couldn't take the exam. Wasn't it too inappropriate?

"Eat chicken drumsticks. Eat more. Then you will have enough energy to take the exam tomorrow." He filled a bowl of rice for his son and put a big chicken drumstick in between, asking him to eat more while the food was hot.

Now the family is providing education for two or three children, and the expenses are much tighter. Yan Ying and Yan Yu are okay, they live in the town most of the time, because the eldest brother's job is not short of money, and they live with their elders for almost two or three months. They couldn't even see meat and fish in the house. They could stew eggs at home that day, which was enough for them. This time, they suddenly saw several pots full of meat and vegetables. Yan Changxi naturally followed his son, thinking that the weather was cold now. Do you want to take the uneaten food home and give it to your three daughters?

"I haven't had any fat or water in my stomach for two or three months. If I eat too much of this kind of meat and fat at once, I'll get upset easily."

Yan Chu put the chicken legs that his father gave him into his bowl, and then ate a bowl of dry rice with crispy and delicious side dishes.

Yan Changxue didn't have the guts to directly give him laxatives or something to harm him. He gave these big chickens and ducks because he probably thought that they and his son had never eaten anything good, and they might eat hard at once. The child has a weak spleen and stomach, so it is very likely If he eats badly, he will be like Yan Yi.

This kind of thinking is a little less impressive than Liu Fuchun, but if he was really a child now, he would probably fall for it.

Yan Changxi was stunned after hearing his son's words. Looking at the greasy chicken legs lying in his bowl, he suddenly felt uncomfortable.

His elder brother probably didn't mean this.

*****

"How's it going? Has there been a crime?"

In the next few days of exams, Yan Chu went smoothly, passing five hurdles and beating six generals until the end. Today is the day when the final results of the county exam will come out. Yan Mudan, the aunt, looks more anxious than Yan Changxi, the biological father.

"Xiaobao is still young after all. It's already amazing that he has reached this stage. My little sister and brother, don't put so much pressure on Xiaobao. Even if he fails this time, he can take the exam with Chen'er next time."

Yan Changxue smiled. Although Yan Yu could not continue the exam due to an accident, their father and son did not choose to go back. Instead, they stayed in the county seat and waited for the county exam results to be released. Yan Yu has been hiding in his room these days. It is probably due to not only poor health but also the feeling of not wanting to see people after failing the exam.

Now these two father and son probably least want Yan Chu to pass the county examination.

"I'm coming."

There were several circles of people crowding in and out of the place where the results were released. Yan Mudan and his brothers sat at a nearby herbal tea stall and asked his servants to watch. While they were talking, the government official took a round A large number of policemen came out, posted them on the bulletin board, and fired cannons, indicating that a crime had been committed.

The crowd immediately became commotion, and everyone began to squeeze in.

If Yan Mudan hadn't stopped him, Yan Changxi would have had no choice but to rush in.

"It's hit, it's hit!"

"Hey, I don't have my name."

There were sounds of joy and sorrow, and it took a long time before I saw the young boy from the Jiang family who had lost one of his shoes come out of the crowd.

"The first place, the third cousin young master is the first place, the county case leader."

The young man looked happy, he was the head of the case, how much money should the madam reward him with?

"What!"

Yan Mudan and Yan Changxue couldn't sit still and stood up. Yan Changxi's eyes widened and he rushed directly into the crowd, wanting to see it with his own eyes.

"Are you sure that the young master of the third cousin is the culprit?" Yan Changxue didn't believe it. When his eldest son passed the county examination, his ranking was already in the twenties. Yan Chu usually did not show his talent in family studies, how could he be the culprit of the case? results.

"It's absolutely true. I've read it several times."

The boy said firmly. At this time, Yan Changxi had already read the list and came out. He grinned like a fool, rushed over and hugged his son, and wanted to throw it into the sky.

"Second brother, please be gentle, don't hurt our little treasure."

Yan Mudan's face changed so quickly. At this moment, Yan Chu was her most beloved nephew, no one else.

Others may not understand, even if it is a case, it is just a county examination, and she has not passed the government examination. Is it worthy of her being so happy? Here we have to talk about the gold content of the county examination case.

The first person in the county examination is also the top one. There is no need to participate in the government examination and he will go directly to the college examination. Unless there are any accidents, he will be a confirmed scholar.

After all, the first person in the county examination represents the highest level of the same batch of students in a county, and it is personally inspected by the county magistrate. If such a person fails to rank in the college examination, it does not mean that the county magistrate is ignorant, but it also means that the county magistrate is blind. This reflects the backwardness of the local education level.

Therefore, it is almost an unspoken rule of the scientific examination that the first person in the county examination can obtain the title of scholar. After all, absolute fairness does not exist in any dynasty or generation.

Yan Mudan's joy came from this. The nine-year-old quasi-scholar, the ancestral grave of their old Yan family was smoking. Even her man, for the sake of this promising nephew, had to look high at her to see if those little goblins would dare to do it in the future. I don't dare to have sex with her.

Yan Chu is an old cucumber who has been painting young paint several times. He is not surprised that he can achieve such results. He is still a little defeated. However, looking at his uncle's livid face but still trying to force a smile, he feels in his heart Suddenly I felt a little refreshed.

The news quickly spread back to the Jiang Mansion. When the Yan family returned home happily, Jiang Datong, who had not been seen for so many days, was already waiting in the mansion. Mr. Jiang and Mrs. Jiang were also sitting in the main room. Looking at Yan Chu's expression, he was extremely affectionate.

"I have long said that these children in my in-laws have great potential. The eldest son became a child at the age of nine, and the eldest son is even more powerful. He is the head of the case, and he must be a scholar."

Jiang Datong is a businessman, and he is very obedient.

"As an uncle of yours, you have no other ability except to make some money. This is my uncle's idea. After that, my uncle will cover the expenses for your studies and examinations. You can just study in peace."

His vision is quite vicious. The eldest nephew from his wife's mother's family became a high-flying boy as soon as he passed the exam. He was praised so much that he didn't even know who his father and mother were. How far can such a person go?

The little nephew in front of him is different. He is still so calm after becoming the head of the case. He can calm down at a young age. His future is unlimited. Jiang Datong is willing to place a bet on this nephew without asking him to pass the exam. As long as a Jinshi can pass the exam, it will be enough for the Jiang family to take shelter in Tongjiang County.

Seeing her husband praising his nephew, Yan Mudan felt proud.

The county examination chiefs can be exempted from the prefectural examination, but the three examination chiefs of the county examination, the prefectural examination, and the hospital examination are called Xiao Sanyuan. Most county examination chiefs will still take the prefectural examination.

Yan Chu felt that it was not a good thing for him to be too young and to be in the limelight. Moreover, the existence of Yan Yu always made him a little strange. The other party's temperament...

*****

"Congratulations, third cousin."

Sitting on the bullock cart returning to the village, Yan Yi, who had not come out of his room for many days, looked into Yan Chu's eyes and congratulated him.

"I remember when we were young, we went to the river to dig reed roots and went up the mountain to pick red fruits. In the blink of an eye, you were a quasi-scholar." Yan Yi never took his eyes away from Yan Chu.

Yan Changxi was driving the bullock cart in front, and Yan Changxue was still immersed in the shock that his second-in-law's nephew was admitted to the civil service examination. No one noticed the conversation between the two children.

"My second cousin has been living in the town with my uncle since he was a child. When did you dig reed roots with me?" Yan Chu thought about it carefully, but couldn't think of anything, so he asked him with some doubts.

"Perhaps I remember it wrong. My third brother has rarely eaten fish eyes since he was a child. I think it's true what our elders said about eating fish eyes to improve our eyesight and wake up our brains. I will eat more this time when I go back."

Yan Yi did not let down his suspicions and spoke again.

"Actually, I don't like eating fish eyes, but everyone says it's good. If my second cousin doesn't mind the taste, you can try it." Yan Chu smiled and said it very intimately.

"Yan Chu" breathed a sigh of relief. The person in front of him was his childhood self. Everyone in the family thought that he just loved eating fish eyes. Only he knew that he didn't like the taste. He just heard that eating fish eyes was good. Only then did he force himself to eat.

The person in front of him is really his younger self, so where is the soul of his possessed cousin at this moment?

That's right, the person who stayed in Yan Yu's body at this time was no longer himself. "Yan Chu" himself didn't understand why he, who was on the way to be exiled from the army, came back more than 20 years ago and was still possessed in the next room. On my brother’s body.

At this moment, he looked at his young self and wanted to tell himself what would happen to him in the future.

To him, it was himself, the self who had not made any mistakes yet.

By this time, Zhen Zhen should have arrived at Yan's house as his child bride.

"Yan Chu" was a little confused. How should he correct this mistake if he had to do it again.

The moment he lowered his head, a trace of thoughtfulness flashed in Yan Chu's eyes.